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Country Name

Conventional long form: Republic of Angola

Conventional short form: Angola

Local long form: Republica de Angola

Local short form: Angola

Former: People's Republic of Angola

Administrative Divisions

18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire

Independence

11 November 1975 (from Portugal)

National Holiday

Independence Day, 11 November (1975)

Constitution

Adopted by People's Assembly 25 August 1992

Legal System

based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law; modified to accommodate political pluralism and increased use of free markets; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

International Law Organization Participation

Citizenship

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Executive Branch

Chief of state: President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government

Head of government: President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); Antonio Paulo KASSOMA was named prime minister by MPLA on 26 September 2008

Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president

Elections: president elected by universal ballot for a five-year term (eligible for a second consecutive or discontinuous term) under the 1992 constitution; President DOS SANTOS was selected by the party to take over after the death of former President Augustino NETO(1979) under a one-party system and stood for reelection in Angola's first multiparty elections on 29-30 September 1992 (next were to be held in September 2009 but have been postponed)

Election results: Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS 49.6%, Jonas SAVIMBI 40.1%, making a run-off election necessary; the run-off was never held leaving DOS SANTOS in his current position as the president

Legislative Branch

Unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members elected by proportional vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held on 5-6 September 2008 (next to be held in September 2012) election results: percent of vote by party - MPLA 81.6%, UNITA 10.4%, PRS 3.2%, ND 1.2%, FNLA 1.1%, other 2.5%; seats by party - MPLA 191, UNITA 16, PRS 8, FNLA 3, ND 2

Judicial Branch

Supreme Court and separate provincial courts (judges are appointed by the president)

Political Parties and Leaders

National Front for the Liberation of Angola or FNLA [Ngola KABANGU]; National Union for the Total Independence of Angola or UNITA [Isaias SAMAKUVA] (largest opposition party); New Democracy Electoral Union or ND [Quintino de MOREIRA]; Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola or MPLA [Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS] (ruling party in power since 1975); Social Renewal Party or PRS [Eduardo KUANGANA] note: nine other parties participated in the legislative election in September 2008 but won no seats

Political Pressure Groups and Leaders

Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda or FLEC [N'zita Henriques TIAGO, Antonio Bento BEMBE] note: FLEC's small-scale armed struggle for the independence of Cabinda Province persists despite the signing of a peace accord with the government in August 2006

Flag Description

Two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle); red represents liberty, black the African continent, the symbols characterize workers and peasants

National Anthem

Lyrics:

Note: adopted 1975

Year

Government Type

  • Republic; multiparty presidential regime

Capital

  • Name
    Luanda
  • Geographic Coordinates
    8 50 S, 13 14 E
  • Time Difference
    UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Diplomatic Representation in the US

  • Chief Of Mission
    Ambassador Josefina Perpetua Pitra DIAKITE
  • Chancery
    2108 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
  • Telephone
    [1] (202) 785-1156
  • FAX
    [1] (202) 785-1258
  • Consulate(s) General
    Houston, New York

Diplomatic Representation from the US

  • Chief Of Mission
    Ambassador Dan MOZENA
  • Embassy
    number 32 Rua Houari Boumedienne (in the Miramar area of Luanda), Luanda
  • Mailing Address
    international mail
  • Telephone
    [244] (222) 64-1000
  • FAX
    [244] (222) 64-1232

International Organization Participation

  • ACP
  • AfDB
  • AU
  • CPLP
  • FAO
  • G-77
  • IAEA
  • IBRD
  • ICAO
  • ICRM
  • IDA
  • IFAD
  • IFC
  • IFRCS
  • ILO
  • IMF
  • IMO
  • Interpol
  • IOC
  • IOM
  • IPU
  • ISO (correspondent)
  • ITSO
  • ITU
  • ITUC
  • MIGA
  • NAM
  • OAS (observer)
  • OPEC
  • SADC
  • UN
  • UNCTAD
  • UNESCO
  • UNIDO
  • Union Latina
  • UNWTO
  • UPU
  • WCO
  • WFTU
  • WHO
  • WIPO
  • WMO
  • WTO
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